Beverly Washburn was born in Los Angeles, California. As a child actress, Washburn made her Hollywood debut with an uncredited appearance in The Killer That Stalked New York (1950, with fellow Original Series guest stars Whit Bissell and Celia Lovsky). Washburn was next seen in Here Comes the Groom (1951). That same year, she appeared in Superman and the Mole-Men.
She appeared in many other films throughout the 1950s, including The Greatest Show on Earth (1952), Shane (1953), and The Lone Ranger (1956). Also during this time, she appeared on such television shows as The Jack Benny Program, Dragnet, Fireside Theater, Studio 57, Four Star Playhouse, Letter to Loretta, General Electric Theater, Wagon Train, One Step Beyond, and Leave It to Beaver. Perhaps her most significant role, however, was that of Lisbeth Searcy in Old Yeller (1957).
During the early-to-mid ’60s, Washburn focused entirely on television, including appearances on Thriller, Wagon Train, 77 Sunset Strip, The Patty Duke Show, and Gidget. She played Arlene Galway in the Star Trek: The Original Series second season episode “The Deadly Years”. It wasn’t until the late ’60s that she returned to films, appearing in Spider Baby (1968) and The Winner (1969), both featuring Sid Haig.
In the 1970s, she appeared in episodes of The Streets of San Francisco, McMillan and Wife, The Manhunter, and Tales of the Unexpected as well as the film When The Line Goes Through (1973). She had guest spots in episodes of Scarecrow and Mrs. King, Hotel, the 1994 TV movie Children of the Dark, and appeared in featured roles in Murder, She Wrote and spent four years on General Hospital.
She later returned to Hollywood, appearing in the 2003 pilot episode of Las Vegas, starring Nikki Cox. She can also be seen in the 2005 comedy Hard Four opposite Ian Abercrombie, Ed Begley, Jr., Hamilton Camp, and Michele Scarabelli.
We’re so excited to have Beverly join us for Monsterama!
